Padua Pub hosting Customer Appreciation today

The Padua Pub Customer Appreciation is being held today until 8 p.m. This was advertised in the December 11 issue on page 3.

THANK YOU, Dave and Clara! My family will be there later this evening!

Also! Don't forget about Bonanza Valley State Bank and Kensington Bank...they are both loyal and regular supporters of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper and our sports department! Click to read about their events coming on Friday: BanksCustomerAppreciation2025.

The Padua Pub was hopping tonight! I enjoyed visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Evenson of Crow Lake Township. Always a treat to see good friends out and about in our communities!

Let's go back almost 2 weeks to the Brooten Santa Day evening:


When the dust settles, I'll have Brooten Santa Day coverage in the December 11, 18 and 25 newspaper issues.

Customer appreciation in Padua! (Updates)

Today is the day to drive to Padua! If you haven't already...

The many fine patrons of the Padua Pub are invited to a Customer Appreciation Lunch/Supper meal on Wednesday, December 18 (TODAY) at the Pub. They will serve a complimentary lunch from noon to 8 p.m.

Now that I'm out from under the massive weight of a massive, 16-page newspaper that published earlier today, I'll circle back and fill out the previous sports blog post. Video is coming. Update: the previous blog post received additions and edits after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Thursday, December 19 update...
B-B-E schools began weather announcements for the 2024-2025 school year with a two-hour late notice released last night. Earlier today, on Thursday, the school announced that they will be closed today with the exception of the daycare in Brooten. All evening activities are also cancelled, including the home dance competition. The dance comp will be rescheduled (hopefully)...stay tuned!

Also, the Bonanza Valley Voice website has been updated with three new web articles with video...click here to see that: https://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com.

Time to shovel more snow!

St. Patrick's Day celebration coming to Padua: a TWO day affair!

You can read all the details by clicking over to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: https://shorturl.at/ltzDQ.

The web article posted there also features a video from the March 2021 St. Patrick's Day parade.

In the "remarkable news" category...today, Sunday, the B-B-E Class of 2032 girls' basketball fourth grade team competed in the Region 3 Pacesetter tournament in Redwood Falls. With 11 players, they competed against five teams for a berth in the state tournament. They played incredible, incredible defense all day long. It was something you really had to see for yourself. In pool play against the eventual region champion, Hutchinson, the Jaguars lost 4-0. Hutchinson went on to defeat Yellow Medicine East by a score of 24-2 in the Region 3 championship game. Needless to say, the future is bright for this team!

Also coming this weekend...
The Belgrade Lions will host their annual Chili Cook-off fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Belgrade VFW. Details have been published in the past two issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

On Tuesday...sad news! Mr. Keith Clementson passed away. He was one of my favorite teachers at B-B-E. You can see his obituary here: https://shorturl.at/bknR5. This news has weighed on me all day. He was a great man who cared deeply for his students. His daughters Susanne and Dawn were Belgrade-Elrosa high school graduates, while his daughter Amy graduated from B-B-E high school in 1991.

Sweet corn feed!

Don't miss out on the only Dave's Famous Sweet Corn and Pork Chop feed coming tonight! It's in Padua, and I hope most of you know the way there...the feed runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Padua Pub. Come hungry! REMEMBER: this is the ONLY sweet corn feed of the summer in Padua. Don't miss out!

Here's a video clip from last year's sweet corn feed on July 21, 2021...exactly 52 weeks ago!


More to come. Lots of garden to water and hope to save what's growing...today's heat and wind is terrible for plants!

State girls' basketball

At the quarterfinals round of the Class 1A state tournament, unseeded Nevis lost 73-38 to No. 3-seeded Hancock today in Minneapolis.

Unseeded Minneota stunned top-seeded Mountain Iron-Buhl by a 51-38 overtime score in another quarterfinal game. Both teams finished the game with 27-4 records, but it will be the Vikings moving on to the Final Four round. Minneota outscored the Rangers by a 6-3 score in the extra period. Minneota attempted just two field goals in overtime and made one of them; they went 4-of-5 at the free throw line. MI-B shot five two-pointers and four three-pointers and missed all nine field goal attempts. They went 3-of-4 at the line. 

Mayer Lutheran and Hayfield won the other two quarterfinal games earlier today.

In other news...
The Padua Pub held a magnificent St. Patrick's Day parade attended by a crowd of hundreds of people from throughout west central Minnesota. I've got a short video clip added to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website that you can find by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3IsaBgA.

**Here's a video from the end of Tuesday's game:


That's all for now.

Padua! Get to Padua

Don't forget to get to Padua tonight! Dave's Famous Sweet Corn and Pork Chop feed lasts from 5 to 8 p.m.

Here's a video from their first sweet corn and pork chop feed back on July 21st:


Maybe I'll see you there. We hope to get there around 5 p.m.

The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website community calendar for the B-B-E area has been finally updated. It's not a complete list of area events, but it has some important items on there. You can view it by clicking here (short link) = https://bit.ly/3fA9LCG.

More to come in a new blog post on Thursday, including a link to view the latest area updates on COVID-19 numbers by zip code area.

Wonderful time in Padua

Oh what a wonderful St. Patrick's Day parade they had in Padua today!!!!!!

I'll try to get some video posted here this afternoon. (Later tonight)

Here's a video clip from the parade...everyone had a fabulous time!

Also...you can listen to tonight's playoff game on both radio stations. Tip off is at 7 p.m. The video player is posted in the last blog post.

Game updates to follow in a new blog post.

Website has been updated

The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website has been updated with a new batch of stories, including video of the Padua Saint Patrick's Day parade from March 17. Also included is video of Palm Sunday worship at East Norway Lake Lutheran church.

http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com.

I hope you and your family and the neighborhood you live in are all doing as well as can be managed.

August Fest opens in Belgrade

August Fest in Belgrade continues on Friday and Saturday this weekend. You can watch video from the Concert in the Park that was held tonight by clicking here (short link) on the Bonanza Valley Voice website: https://bit.ly/2MLJsfi.

Also, in case you missed it, here's a web article to read about August events at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in New London (short link): https://bit.ly/2YU2Rks.

Also! On page four of this week's August 8 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice, readers can take in the advertisement by the Padua Pub that highlights their upcoming event on Wednesday, August 14. You can read what I'm referring to by clicking on this link to see the full community calendar at the Voice website: https://bit.ly/2EvexOA.

And! I also want to give a shout out to the Kandiyohi County Fair Board for supporting the Bonanza Valley Voice and using our newspaper to promote their county fair. They kicked off the four-day fair in Willmar tonight. You can read about it in the August 1 and 8 issues of the Voice and also at this web article (short link): https://bit.ly/2OUP758.

Syttende Mai weekend

Three Syttende Mai events happening this weekend in the Bonanza Valley! Today is the official Norwegian Independence Day anniversary.

Tonight is the night to swing by the Padua Pub! from 4 to 8 p.m...more information on page 3 this week.

On Sunday, May 19, both Sunburg and Terrace have Syttende Mai events taking place.

At Chippewa Falls Lutheran church in Terrace, they are serving a hearty Norwegian Smorgasbord from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in their church basement.

And Sunburg has a full day of activities going on lasting over 12 hours! You can find that on the Bonanza Valley Voice website: http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com.


*In other news...
The Brooten Commercial Club is meeting with the Minnesota Gambling and Control Board on Monday, May 20. There are a number of issues that need to be hashed out as the Commercial Club goes through the process of dissolving their state charitable gambling license. It's a meeting that they have been waiting for months to take place.

Hopefully you will be able to read more news on this in next week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Stay tuned!

(VIDEO) St. Patrick's Day parade, choir concert

Better late than never...here's video of the St. Patrick's Day parade, hosted by the Padua Pub and many fine citizens from throughout the Padua area! Click on the link to view video from the parade at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: https://bit.ly/2Or9Iud (short link).

And click on the following short link to direct yourself to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website's web article that features video from the March 18 winter choir concert: https://bit.ly/2UaL0DE

The kids did a fantastic job! Their director, Diana Gertken, and their families should all be proud.

Membership banquet coming on Oct. 22

The Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters, a chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, will have their 12th annual membership banquet on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Padua Pub. The event begins with Gobbling H our at 5:30 p.m., and the dinner is served at 7 p.m. (Dave's famous chicken and ribs) The raffle drawing is at 9 p.m. featuring 15 guns that will be given away. A Jake's Dinner for those 17 and under is $12.50. A single membership and dinner is $30, while a couples membership and dinner is $45. A sponsorship membership and two dinners will be $275. Thank you for your support!

Sweet corn feed was great!

You cheated yourself if you didn't make it to Dave's Famous Sweet Corn and Pork Chop Feed last night at the Padua Pub. It was advertised in a color advertisement on page two of the July 16 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice.

Click on the graphic for best viewing.

Valentine's Day, Golf Course information

Hello Jaguar fans!!! Don't miss out on the action tonight...here's information on our highly-ranked B-B-E wrestling team! Playoffs begin tonight. Click on the link to read all the details.
http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com/2015/02/wrestlers-get-seed-no-2.html

Here's an advertisement that will be featured on page eight of this week's Bonanza Valley Voice:

Click to enlarge the graphic.

And here's an advertisement that will be featured on page five of this week's newspaper:

And some important sports broadcasting information!

A wonderful banquet

I made the trip east to the Padua Pub tonight and enjoyed a wonderful evening at the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team banquet. Awards were given for C, JV and varsity teams from the three coaches. Fall sports are now in the books!

I have ample video to post on Friday. Have a good night, and travel safely! The roads are still a little touchy.

Update: due to technical difficulties on Friday I am unable to get any more posted.

St. Patrick's Day in Padua!

Their parade outside the Padua Pub starts at 1:00pm. Looks like the weather will cooperate just fine.

I will miss it unfortunately. Too much writing left to do. I'm sure I'll see photos from Padua on Facebook that I can repost.

Congratulations, Dave and Clara

Dave and Clara Rooney with State Representative Paul Anderson of rural Starbuck.

Two outstanding, wholesome, hard-working individuals who reside in the B-B-E community, Dave and Clara Rooney, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today at the Padua Pub, which they own and operate.

I saw this on Facebook, photo courtesy of State Rep. Paul Anderson.

God Bless the Rooneys! They've got a number of grandkids who are now students at B-B-E. Their own children are Brooten High School and B-B-E graduates between the late 1980s and 1999.

More clips from St. Patrick's Day in Padua on March 17

Almost four weeks since the videos were taken...but better late than never!

More from Padua on St. Patrick's Day

Saturday, March 17 in Padua...the parade got going around 1:00pm...

32nd annual St. Patrick's Day celebration in Padua!

Here's a clip from part of the parade through Padua today...


No more updates, sports, news...the rest of the night. I am taking the night "off"!